Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1887-01-27
TIE aENrRAn AssKarnLY.
Treasurer Eserberps hsomd Accepted
Another Printing ResOluticn--
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THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
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treasurer Rerberps hsomd Accepted
Another Printing Resolution
Wilmington BiIIs.
special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal
Dover, Jan. 19.-The deadlock over the
state treasurership is broken and, as fore
in my letters, William Herbert |
Is the lucky man. His forces, and they |
were strong, well handled and had the |
town TO themselves last night, got in their
work successfully and gave out to-day
that they had the necessary III votes
pledged and would nominate their man
on the first ballot tonight. The pre-
diction proved true; the first ballot stood
I6 to IA for Rowland. The vote was
then made unanimous. The sixteenth
man came from the Sussex side of the
house. The adjournment of the caucus
over until the coming into power of the
new administration was favorable to Mr..
Herbert and one of the causes of mis-
steady strength was the manly heartiness
with which, when defeated in the guber-
material contest of last fall he came right
out with the declaration that he wanted
every friend of his to do the very best
that lay in his power to elect his success
full competitor, now Governor Biggs.
The nomination of auditor, which fol-
lowed, did not occupy the caucus long,
but there were three ballots cast. The
first ballot stood: Wilbur Burnite, 8;
James H. Boyce, 10; Benjamin Whitley,
2; Jas. A. Hopkins, 2; Josiah p. Marvel, i;
John o. Truitt, q; James I. Milburn, 2.
Second ballot: Wilbur Burnite, Ia; james
IL. Boyee, 10; Josiah z. Maryel, l. Third
ballot james II. Boyce, is; Wilbur Bur-
mite, 10; Benjamin Whitley, l. On mo-
ton of Mr.. Taylor, the nomination was
then made unanimous. The hand of re-
firing treasurer john Mitchelmore Hous.
ton is evident in both nominations.
DOVER, Jan. 20.--The regular joint
resolutions appointing William Herbert
State treasurer and JAMES IL. Boyce State
auditor were adopted by unanimous vote
in the House this morning and will be
concurred in by the Senate this afternoon.
| They were held over in the Senate be-
cause of the absence ut the time Of
| Messrs Lewis and Ferguson who, having
been in the minority in the caucus, wish
| to have the opportunity to record their
/ NCItb lOI LuG AthpAhAAbh ht-
pointing Herbert was offered by MIR.
Ware, who supported Rowland in the
caucus The Boyce resolution was Of
fered by Mr. Harrington.
DOVER. Jan. 24.-The House has made
as will be seen by the accompanying de-
tailed report, Slart on the business Of
the third week of the season, but the
Senate was blocked by lack of quorum
Mr.. Ware, who is certainly doing biz
share to keep the House moving, gav'
notice Of several new bills, one of which
specifies that two INDECENT pupils, in ad
dition to the number now allowed by law
from New Castle county may be recon
mended for admission into the Pennsyl
vania Training School for feeble-minde'
children, and the cost of maintaining
these additional pupils shall he charge,
upon the increase of the school fund dis
tributed to that county provided tina
not more than four INDECENT pupils froI
New Castle county shall be inmates of tn
institution at the same time, and that nc
more than 80, 100 shall be paid to the il
stitution in any one year.
The Ferris Reform School bill make
some changes in the election of manager
and empowers the president of the lev
court to empower the superintendent {
the school to act as special constabl
, should the post of constable becom
, vacant between the sessions Of the lev
court.
The corporators named in the Portlan
: Paving Company's bill are George v
| Bush. W. n. jenkins, Lewis z. Bush, Jr
and John P. McLear. The capital stoc
of the corporation is to be $50, 600,
3 shares of $40 each, with power toincreai
5 the same to 100000.
i The committee of 1885 on State librar,
= whose report is endorsed by the presel
committee, made the following recon
. mendations:
u THE building, in the first place. ougl
!. to be tire-proot, and secondly, increase
. space given for the accommodation of IL
" books. A room should also be fixed .
n for the convenience of lawyers who Wis
r the library to consult the reports. ~
h want of such o room is badly needle
The present room used for tn
purpose does not meet the requir
ments; it is poorly ventilated al
otherwise unfit for the reception of Wis
tors. To enlarge the capacity of Il
ls library an addition will have to be bui
=, There is plenty Of ground belonging
Il the State which can be used for that PIT
pose. Tho annex should be large,s th
il will take years to fill it with bool
The number of volumes received annual
is va~v LARGE ond unless plenty of rof
rs given, in few years the library 4
he in the same crowded condition tina.
he is now.
ed The House, on motion of Mr.. Wa
of resolved this afternoon to recall from
ch Senate the bill renewing the charter
tn the Wilmington Coal Gas Compai
lid which passed the House last week. 1
nd existing charter expires on the 3Oth in
ro- and, il is reported here, in the event
he its lapsing, the real estate of the co
m pany would revert to its former own
Ter and the State would fall heir to the hui
ed ings aud tanks and other things. So
mt time for action is short. 1t is thou
Ir. that the City Council of Wilmington Y
lid insist on being given jurisdiction over
.ip LAYING of gas mains in the streets in
ter future. This would, also, probably, mi
~. IN opening for the opposition compt
ir instituted some years ago.
vas Dover, Jan. 25.-Since Al. RobinsC
ier visit of week before last there has b
Ne liL.k. said nelu ABOUT constitutional
Of form until the introduction, by Sens
70 Ferguson of Appoquinimink, this Of
ats noon, of the initial constitutional anne
be ment measure of the session. Mr..
ro- guson's bill may, perhaps, be most ia
Ill and satisfactorily described in his {
las words. with which he accompanied its
tes PRODUCTION. MIR. Ferguson suid
in Mr.. Spedker-pursuant to previous no
ish rise to introduce a bill titled AN
me proposing amendments to the c0nsti'u
az for the purpose OF increasing the numbt
- senators and representatives in the Gen